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Banker plunges to his death after eating magic mushrooms

A Merrill Lynch analyst ate a handful of magic mushrooms in his Manhattan apartment on Sunday and then plunged to his death out of his 26th floor window, sources said.

Alex Lagowitz, 23, landed on a third floor, outdoor patio around 10 a.m. straight down from his bedroom at Windsor Court on East 31st Street and Lexington Avenue in Murray Hill, according to police-Authorities believe his death was a suicide, though they did not elaborate.